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Feed and Nutrition News
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Good crop weather boosting prospects for spring seedings contributed to mixed corn futures, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Corn Used More for Ethanol than Feed in US US - For the first time in US history, ethanol refiners are consuming more of the US corn crop than livestock producers and this trend is set to continue to at least 2014 as government mandates and exports...
Meat Demand High Despite Consumption TrendUS - The average US consumer is eating less meat and poultry in general, a shift in consumption that reflects tighter budgets, fewer animals on the market and more meat going to foreign countries.
How to Balance Pork Quality with Feed EconomicsUS - MU Extension researchers recently collaborated with other universities to figure out what mix of feed works best to finish out hogs while creating better bacon for the breakfast plate. Study results...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Insight into Korea's Corn Market SectorsSOUTH KOREA - According to Byong Ryol Min, US Grains Council director in Korea, the United States supplied 77.6 per cent of Korea’s corn imports in 2011.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
German Producers Want British Creep FeedGERMANY - BOCM Pauls is continuing to grow in the German specialist pig feed market with the opening of new offices to house the headquarters of its Germany subsidiary.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Understanding How Ethanol Impacts Food PricesUS - I’ve been forced to examine my biases over the past few weeks. The examination of conscience was driven by an invitation to speak to the Renewable Fuels Association’s National Ethanol Conference...
Focus on Feed Efficiency in Webinar SeriesCANADA - With diets costing $50 to $60 per tonne more than budget all farms are looking for feed cost relief. Grain purchasing strategies are an essential part of controlling the total cost of production....
Monday, February 27, 2012
Gut Function Key to Weaned Pig PerformanceUK - Feed intake is often a key mediator of changes in the intestine after weaning, although other influences such as diet protein source can alter gut structure and function as well.
Hog Producers - Are You Paying Too Much for Feed?CANADA - An economic analysis done by an Alberta Agriculture specialist suggests hog producers may be paying too much for feed.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Danisco’s New Axtra XB Enzyme CombinationUK - Feed accounts for almost 60 per cent of pig production costs, so the price of feed ingredients is a key element of profitability. Given the likelihood of continued price volatility within feed markets,...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
EU Misses Out on GM Livestock Feed OpportunityANALYSIS - Are European views on genetically modified (GM) crops putting EU farmers at a competitive disadvantage, asks editor, Charlotte Johnston.
Corn and Soybean Export ProgressUS - In December 2011, the USDA judged total corn production prospects in Argentina and Brazil at 3.54 billion bushels, writes Darrel Good.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Robert Easter and Bill Fisher Recognised by IPPAUS - Robert Easter, former dean of the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), now interim vice-chancellor for research at the university, has received...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Soybean Export & Acreage Prospects Support PricesUS - Among the major crops, the corn market has received the lion’s share of attention over the past two months, writes Darrel Good.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Latin American Animal Nutrition Congress MEXICO - The V Latin American Animal Nutrition Congress (CLANA) and the I Latin American Animal Nutrition Industrial and Technological Expo will take place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from 23 to 26 October...
Plant Breeding Breakthroughs to Reduce Soy ImportsFRANCE - France ranks above average in being protein-independent for the feed sector among European Union (EU) Member States. While soybean meal consumption has remained relatively stable at 4 million...
Friday, February 10, 2012
OleoServ Takes over Harles & Jentzsch AssetsGERMANY - OleoServ has acquired the assets previously owned by Harles and Jentzsch, the company at the centre of the dioxin scandal one year ago.
Public Resistance Ousts GM Crops From EUEUROPE - Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released yesterday by Friends of the...
Thursday, February 09, 2012
New Way to Map Drought and Water UseUS - Every month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Center for Climate Prediction has a drought briefing by teleconference to identify the latest drought areas in North America,...
December 2011 Retail Animal Feed Production DownUK - The total production of animal feed during December 2011 was lower than in December 2010 by 3.5 per cent.
Precision Feeding Cuts Feeding CostsCANADA - A Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada suggests, by utilizing new technologies to better match feed to the nutritional requirements of the pig, pork producers can lower their...
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - A firmer US dollar and lower crude soybean oil prices hung over the market, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Livestock Company Opens Feed FactoryVIET NAM - The Hong Ha Nutrition Joint stock Co, a private Vietnamese firm, yesterday inaugurated an advanced animal feed production line to raise its capacity to 400,000 tonnes per year, becoming the...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Charoen Pokphand Foods Merges SubsidiariesTHAILAND - The SET-listed Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) has consolidated 10 units operating agro-industrial and food businesses into a new firm, CPF (Thailand) Plc.
Corn Markets Remain UnsettledUS - The 2011-12 corn marketing year is approaching the half-way point. At this time of year, prospects for marketing year consumption and ending stocks are often fairly clear and the market begins to...
Friday, February 03, 2012
NCBA Cattlefax: Hope for Strong 2012 Corn HarvestANALYSIS - There is a strong need for a successful 2012 corn harvest, as the US competes on global markets. Meanwhile global demand for ethanol is pushing US corn usage up, said the CattleFax team at the...
Expert Presents 2012 Global Weather Outlook ANALYSIS - Drew Lerner, president and senior agricultural meteorologist of World Weather, recently presented global weather expectations for 2012 to US grain farmers and livestock producers at the Allendale...
OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning CourseCANADA - The OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning course has become a popular way for people involved in the swine industry to become more knowledgeable on the topic of swine nutrition and learn more about...
A Satellite to Feed the World?US - It is ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning global human population, we face an impending gap in coverage...
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